PPT-Anxiety Between the Wars

Postwar Pessimism Many in EUR amp US disillusioned with WWI Dreams of glory amp adventured destroyed with massive death and destruction Writers wrote of despair amp meaningless actions Great War destroyed the idea of human progress. p. 18 Millennium 1. STUDY QUESTIONS. What was the reason for the “Hundred Years’ War and how did it develop?. It broke out because of Edward III’s claim to the vacant throne of France. Tragic events such. Tom Sienkewicz. Monmouth College. tjsienkewicz@monmouthcollege.edu. http://. department.monm.edu/classics/swpaca.starwars.pptx . http://department.monm.edu.classics/courses/CLAS230/StarWars. . http://. Sci-fi. Space ship. Aliens . CGI. Futuristic weapons different worlds. Space . good vs evil. Scientists . Time travel. Dark lighting. White rooms . Action male hero . Dramatic music . Conflict . In the promotional material for the film Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens there are a lot of genre conventions. For example, good vs evil, space, spaceships, conflict and CGI. From the film promotion we know the genre of the film is sci-fi. . (c. 1519-1559). . A. . Treaty of . Cateau-Cambrèsis. (1559). Ended Hapsburg-Valois Wars (last purely dynastic wars in 16. th. century). The wars had been political in nature (not religious) as both France and the HRE were Catholic.. By Don and Alleen Nilsen. As an over-the-top melodrama, in which everything is exaggerated, . Star Wars. can be seen as a parody of the science fiction genre.. It is also a “Comedy of Humors,” in which the characters are sanguine, bilious or phlegmatic. The “humors” used to be seen as the liquids of the body, and they could become out of balance.. (We’re not watching 300). All accounts of war are Greek, no Persian records found . Main source- . Herodotus 484-425BC. “Father of History”. Persian Wars- 499-449 BC. "For the first time, a chronicler set himself to trace the origins of a conflict not to a past so remote so as to be utterly fabulous, nor to the whims and wishes of some god, nor to a people's claim to manifest destiny, but rather explanations he could verify personally.". Background/Causes. By 300 BCE, Rome was one of the five world powers along with:. The great empire of Carthage in the west. 3 Hellenistic monarchies: Egypt, Syria and Macedon in the east. Challenges to the Republic: The Punic Wars. Humours. By Don and Alleen Nilsen. As an over-the-top melodrama, . Star Wars. is a parody of science fiction, as well as a “Comedy of . Humours. .”. The exaggerated characters are sanguine, bilious or phlegmatic, i.e. named after the “. Ancient Greece Map. Athens . Sparta . Corinth . Delphi . Olympia . Thebes. Collection of city-states. Because farmland was so scarce, warfare amongst Greek settlements was common.. Had to look elsewhere for food. Ancient Greece Map. Athens . Sparta . Corinth . Delphi . Olympia . Thebes. Collection of city-states. Because farmland was so scarce, warfare amongst Greek settlements was common.. Had to look elsewhere for food. As an over-the-top melodrama, . Star Wars. is a parody of science fiction, as well as a “Comedy of . Humours. .”. The exaggerated characters are sanguine, bilious or phlegmatic, i.e. named after the “. target audience. By Dominic Clark. Demographic. The target audience for Star Wars: The Force Awakens are old and new fans of the saga who want a Star Wars film just for them after the mostly disappointing prequel trilogy. The demographic is mostly male but also female as this film has a female lead. The main age group targeted ranges form 40-54 year olds who grew up with the original films as this movie is a direct sequel to the previous six films. Children are also part of the target audience as Star Wars is mostly considered as a family picture and Disney are a very children friendly company and wouldn’t want to loose that reputation. This is also important as it creates more fans for the franchise which is very important to maintaining the continuation of the saga.. Benjamin J. Cohen. University of California, Santa Barbara. Remarks prepared for the Conference on “. The Political . Economy of International Money”. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, 4 April 2014. anx·i·e·ty. . /aNGˈzīədē/. A. feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.. D. esire to do something, typically accompanied by unease..